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Re: Private security in South Africa

Vladimir Ulyanov — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:58:20 GMT

Yeah you got to love Louis Therroux. He makes the best documentaries on tv.

Re: Private security in South Africa

Caley McKibbin — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:27:53 GMT

That is a very interesting documentary. I like how he asks challenging questions and captures their perspective. Most journalists would probably splice the footage and smear them with overdub commentary.

Re: Private security in South Africa

gamma_rat — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:11 GMT

I live in Joburg. Obviously Louis Theroux knows how to make good TV, by shooting these things in the absolute worst neighbourhoods imaginable. I'm not saying it isn't authentic, but it's not exactly representative of the situation in its entirety either.

Mapogo is a small and very dodgy company with its headquarters in Diepsloot, while those guys in the city in that documentary are nothing more than hired muscle.

The biggest private security firm in South Africa is ADT Security, which is the biggest firm of its kind in the world.

www.adt.com - www.adt.co.za

Another big one is Chubb.

www.chubb.co.za

Re: Private security in South Africa

Vladimir Ulyanov — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:15:24 GMT

Watch these this series

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGOPVhQ5rhs

Private security in South Africa

the5thresistance — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:43:57 GMT

not the greatest example of private policing but it at least it is achieveable

http://www.iss.co.za/pubs/monographs/no39/SAPrivSecIndustry.html